- To make these settings in Windows Live Hotmail, click the
Optionsbutton in the upper-right corner and select More
Options.
2.On the resulting Hotmail Options page (see Figure 5-17),
click the Filters and Reportinglink in the Junk E-Mail
section.3.On the Filters and Reporting page that appears (see Figure
5-18), adjust any of the following settings:- Choose a Junk E-Mail Filter:This is where you select
your filter level. The trick here is to find a level that
won’t send e-mail from legitimate sources that aren’t
already contacts into the Junk mail folder, while keeping
your inbox relatively spam free.
Most spam is easy for filters to identify. It can flag
known bad senders or spot keywords in the subject
lines, such as Viagraor sex. But no matter what filter
level you choose, you should periodically check your
Junk mail folder. Spam filters aren’t infallible, and
legitimate e-mails can end up in there by mistake.- Delete Junk E-Mail:Here you choose when to delete
junk mail. You can choose to just let Windows Live
Hotmail delete junk e-mail immediately or place it in
the junk folder and delete it after 10 days. (We recom-
mend the latter setting so you have a chance to look for
legitimate e-mails that were accidentally routed into the
junk folder.) - Report Junk Messages:These settings let you choose
whether to report spam. If you select the setting to
report junk, clicking the Junkbutton will both delete
and report spam; if you choose not to employ this set-
ting, clicking the Junkbutton simply deletes the mes-
sage. By reporting spam, you can help your e-mail
provider more accurately track and reduce spam for
everyone.
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